Diporiphora paraconvergens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Amphibolurinae
Genus: Diporiphora
Species: Diporiphora paraconvergens

Name

Diporiphora paraconvergens Doughty, Kealley & Melville, 2012: 20

• Holotype: WAM R163948, adult ♂, collected by J.K. Rolfe, A.H. Burbidge and T. Rolfe on 6 October 2006.
• Type locality: “23 km north-east of Warrawagine Homestead, Pilbara Biodiversity Survey quadrat PHYE01 (20°41′54′′S, 120°51′23′′E), Western Australia”.
• Etymology: The specific name is in allusion to the similar orientation of the scales on the posterior of the dorsum in D. paraconvergens sp. nov., D. convergens and D. winneckei.

References

Primary references

• Doughty, P., Kealley, L. & Melville, J. 2012. Taxonomic assessment of Diporiphora (Reptilia: Agamidae) dragon lizards from the western arid zone of Australia. Zootaxa 3518(1): 1–24. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3518.1.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Grey-striped Western Desert Dragon